PewDiePie is the most lucrative personal gaming channel on YouTube, with a total of around $4m made last year. Naturally, this has earned him a tidal wave of abuse from those who aren’t fans. Here’s why we should all cut the guy some slack and look at why he got so popular to begin with.

Sony’s Shawn Layden from SCEA announced at E3 this evening 95% of PS4s worldwide are connected to PSN, and soon, they will be able to share videos taken during gameplay straight to YouTube using the DualShock 4 share button.

Xbox One’s YouTube app releases today, as announced yesterday. After applying the update, you’ll seeing a ‘My Uploads’ section added to the YouTube app. You can then upload clips captured by the Game DVR and you can use Upload Studio to edit clips before uploading your creations. YouTube videos can now be watched in Snap […]

YouTube, EA, Microsoft and other parties came under fire in the games press this month over terms that surfaced regarding paid video incentives. It was believed that EA and Microsoft were poised to pay content creators to say positive things about their games, sparking claims of bias. Some personalities have stepped forward to clarify the […]

Everyone plays Minecraft differently. Some like to explore, some like to settle down and farm, some like to undertake massive building projects, some like to destroy others’ massive building projects. Kurt J. Mac heard the huge world has an end point, and decided to walk there.

PewDiePie is the most lucrative personal gaming channel on YouTube, with a total of around $4m made last year. Naturally, this has earned him a tidal wave of abuse from those who aren’t fans. Here’s why we should all cut the guy some slack and look at why he got so popular to begin with.

Sony’s Shawn Layden from SCEA announced at E3 this evening 95% of PS4s worldwide are connected to PSN, and soon, they will be able to share videos taken during gameplay straight to YouTube using the DualShock 4 share button.

Xbox One’s YouTube app releases today, as announced yesterday. After applying the update, you’ll seeing a ‘My Uploads’ section added to the YouTube app. You can then upload clips captured by the Game DVR and you can use Upload Studio to edit clips before uploading your creations. YouTube videos can now be watched in Snap […]

YouTube, EA, Microsoft and other parties came under fire in the games press this month over terms that surfaced regarding paid video incentives. It was believed that EA and Microsoft were poised to pay content creators to say positive things about their games, sparking claims of bias. Some personalities have stepped forward to clarify the […]

Everyone plays Minecraft differently. Some like to explore, some like to settle down and farm, some like to undertake massive building projects, some like to destroy others’ massive building projects. Kurt J. Mac heard the huge world has an end point, and decided to walk there.

Following on from Microsoft and Machinima’s “typical” paid Xbox One promotion, one NeoGAF user has come forward with documents allegedly pertaining to a similar promotional deal pertaining to next-generation EA games. While not going into specifics, an EA representative confirmed the promotion’s existence with The Verge, saying that “some fans are compensated for the YouTube […]

YouTubers across the world are reporting a torrent of YouTube Content ID warnings landing in their inboxes in what is the start of a crackdown on monetised video game content. Get up-to-date reports on the matter here.

YouTube has reached out to users to explain its new and highly unpopular Content ID copyright claim system, and despite complaints from creators and rights holders alike, has not budged from its original position.

The controversy of YouTube clamping down on gameplay videos continues, and now a lawyer well-versed in copyright law has weighed in on the subject, claiming that if developers allow YouTubers to continue unchecked, it may prevent them from taking action in the future if their footage is used in a manner they don’t like.

With the exception of Austria, Ireland and New Zealand, where it will roll out a few days later, a dedicated YouTube app will be available on Xbox One from day one in all launch territories. The app boasts Kinect voice and gesture commands, full 1080p streaming, and subscription support. YouTube and Microsoft are working to […]

Over the last couple of days video Let’s Plays, gameplay clips and even the soundtracks of Persona games have been taken down off Youtube due to copyright claims of a channel alledgedly owned by a Russian sketch comedian and news presenter.

It would seem that Microsoft recognises the importance of YouTubers in the gaming market, as it announces the Upload Outreach Program. This will see a free console, free games, and a year of Xbox Live Gold go to 20 aspiring streamers.